Ordinance amending the Ordinance on quality classes for slaughtered pigs. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 397, 6 December 2005, 2 pp. Long titleÄnderung der Verordnung über Handelsklassen für Schweineschlachtkörper. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Swine Classification/declassification Slaughtering Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Ordinance on quality classes of slaughtered pigs. (BGBl. II No. 290/2002). In particular, it amends article 6 concerning slaughterhouses where in average more than 50 pigs are slaughtered per week. Minor amendments are introduced to article 3 (one sentence is added) and to article 5 dealing with assigning serial numbers to carcasses; furthermore, a sentence is added to article 7 concerning measuring instruments. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amends Ordinance on quality classes for slaughtered pigs. Legislation | Austria | 2002 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Swine, Meat, Slaughtering, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX